Farming implement.



E. HAIMAN. FARMING IMPLEMENT.

. APPLIOATION'F-ILED OGT.2,1905. v

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I ELI/\s HAIMAN.

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"PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906.

PATENTEDMARRQO', 190.6. E. HAIMAN. FARMING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION rum) 0012,1905. 2 sums-sum: 2.

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' ELIAS HAIMAII.

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a 2 hereinafter "UNITED. sr rEs PATENT OFFICE. Ennis HAIMAN, oFCLEVELAND-OHIO.

" FARMING IMPLEMENT. f

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS HAIMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,'residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of 5Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farming Imlements and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in farming im lements, such ascultivators or harrows, wliich preferably have what are known asspring-teeth and are capable of r 5 various adjustments as to thepositions of the tooth-bars in respect to each other and'to the centralbeam, according to the workto be done, all substantially as shown and'described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1, 2, and3 are plan views of theinvention, showing three of the several difierent' adjustments of 'thetooth-bars which may be made and as fully described. Fig. 4 is asideelevation of the im lement,and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one ofthe tooth-bars. ig. 6 is a plan view of the main frame of thecultivator. i

The implement as thus shown is adapted to be used as a cultivator, forwhich 1t is more specially designed, but is also adapted to be used'as aharrow and in certain of its adjustments (not shown) may be used for 3 5still other purposes, as a practical farmer will readily seeas, forexample, it might be used as a potato-digger.

Arepresents the central beam or bar of the main frame, to which the teamis hitched, as 40 usual, and B the respective tooth-bars, one a in thecenter and three upon each side of beam A and all alike. These barscarry the teeth 0, which are integral with the bars B in this instance,but not necessarily, and said bars are designed to hold parallel workingrelations in respect to each other and to the line of draft, as shown;but their relations in this particular might be more or less changed andnot depart from the spirit of the invention. I

E and F represent parallel su porting or carrying bars for the. severaltooth-bars, and

the said carrying-bars are pivotally engaged at their inner ends withcentral beam A of the main frame and have the respective toothbarspivotally secured thereto at the point of Specification of LettersPatent. i App'lioation filed October 2, 1905. Serial No; 280,882.

Patented March 20, 1906.

their intersection, so that ment is to be adjusted into one or anotherof the three several positions'shown or into any other availableposition thepivotal connection between the tooth-bars and thecarryingwhen the implebars will be such as to. afford an easy adjustmentof the parts.

said several bars in have provided the main frame with apair ofsubstantially segmental or semicircular Then in order to hold the anypreferred position I,

braces G. These braces are a fixed part of the carrying-bars F are adated to make adusted connections, and b0 ts 8 are engaged through theholes in said segments and ina radial hole or holes in each of the saidbars F,

adapted to register with holes 6, according as one or another voI theseveral adjusted positions ofthe cultivator is to be made. In thepresent instance the holes 6 in bars F for bolt 8 are on a radius; frompivots 4 for said bars,

and hence a singlehole in:each. bar F isgsuflie cient to make all theadjustments shown. For example, in Fig. 1 the adjusting-bars E and F arerearwardly inclined, which throws the tooth-bars farthest to the rear,and in Fig. 2 the bars E and F are at right angles to the centralbeamand sustain the same transverse re ations and are in alinementlaterally.

In Fig. 3 the forward adjustment of the outer tooth-bars is the outerteeth in advance of the next inner teeth, and so on, making asubstantially V- shaped'arrangement 'of the teeth and which iscalculated to carry the earth inward from the outside. The reverse ofthis is true in Fig. 1, where the teeth 0 come into such relations as tocause the earth to flow outward from the center. I might of course bringthe respective tooth-bars still nearer together than as shown herein,which would cultivate nearer to a row of plants; but all this adjustmentis within the obvious possibilities of the theres ective teeth 0 Ishown, and this brings implement, as are also other adjustments not 1111 cated.

It has been noticed as a special and important feature in this implementthat the segmental braces G with beam A constitute a rigid frame andwhich is never changed, while the respective bars B, E, and F areadjust- IIO- ' tion with one of the carrying-bars at about its middle itis found sufficient to hold both said bars, as well as the tooth-bars,in right working relations. Thus a very simple as well as exceedinglyefficient construction and arrangement of parts is provided, and therespective side carrying-bars and the toothbars are easily adjusted.

In the present construction I show two separate segmental bars G; butsaid bars might be constituted in one piece, if desired,

and secured to either the top or the bottom of beam A, according as thecarrying-bars E and F are connected at the top or bottom of said beam,as shown. The said bars E and F are atthe bottom of beam A, and hencethe segments are beneath also, but are arranged to come over or abovethe said bars. I

What I claim isi 1.- In farming implements, as a cultivator or harrow, acentral beam, laterally-curved braces on opposite sides of said beamrigidly fixed thereto at both ends and having each a series ofperforations in its outer curved portion, in combination with a pair ofparallel tooth-bars on each side of said beam, transverse carrying-barsin pairs pivoted to said beam on each side and having said toothbarspivotally connected therewith, and means to adjustably lock saidcarrying-bars with the corresponding curved brace through the saidperforations therein.

2. In an implement, as a cultivator or harrow, a rigid frame comprisinga central beam and substantially segmental-sha ed braces G fixed to saidbeam at their en s and pro-.

vided with a series of holes 6 in their outer curved portions, incombination with the p arallel carrying-bars E and F, one of said barsat each side adapted to be adjustably locked on the corresponding braceG, and parallel tooth-bars B on each side pivotally attached to both thecarrying-bars E and F, respectively, whereby the parallel relations ofsaid several bars B, E and F are maintained through all adjustments andsaid bars are rigidly fixed in all adjusted positions.

3. In a cultivator, a central beam and parallel tooth-bars, ivotalconnections transversely between said beam and bars, and segments foradjusting said bars in respect to said beam and for fixing the beamsrigidly in any adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

ELIAS HAIMAN.

Witnesses:

R. B. MOSER, F. P. HAMILTON.

